Ryan V Lower
@ryanvlower.bsky.social
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
In so many ways, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. really got it. Here is an excerpt from Timequake where he is (vengeful) teaching his brother a lesson about art, and accidentally explaining the uselessness of gen-AI “art”:
December 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In so many ways, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. really got it. Here is an excerpt from Timequake where he is (vengeful) teaching his brother a lesson about art, and accidentally explaining the uselessness of gen-AI “art”:
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James Mason presents King Hu with Best Director for Legend of the Mountain at the 16th Golden Horse Awards in 1979. (Everything I see from old Golden Horse Award ceremonies is wild to me)
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
James Mason presents King Hu with Best Director for Legend of the Mountain at the 16th Golden Horse Awards in 1979. (Everything I see from old Golden Horse Award ceremonies is wild to me)
People always praising the match cut in Lawrence of Arabia but no one ever puts respect on A Christmas Story’s smdh
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
People always praising the match cut in Lawrence of Arabia but no one ever puts respect on A Christmas Story’s smdh
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
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I have the cutest dog to ever live and I could never possibly capture his majesty
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I have the cutest dog to ever live and I could never possibly capture his majesty
I have the cutest dog to ever live and I could never possibly capture his majesty
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I have the cutest dog to ever live and I could never possibly capture his majesty
A conversation about reading at a New Year’s party last year was the kick in the butt I needed to spend more time reading this year, and I’m so glad I did.
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A conversation about reading at a New Year’s party last year was the kick in the butt I needed to spend more time reading this year, and I’m so glad I did.
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My wife and I rewatched this bit from @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social on @dropout.tv over and over and I felt compelled to draw Jacob Wysocki as the sweet cherub he is.
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My wife and I rewatched this bit from @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social on @dropout.tv over and over and I felt compelled to draw Jacob Wysocki as the sweet cherub he is.
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Last day to get 25% off everything in my online shop! Lots of fun TTRPG stuff, but stock is running low on some of the zines, so get them while you can! jpcoovert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Last day to get 25% off everything in my online shop! Lots of fun TTRPG stuff, but stock is running low on some of the zines, so get them while you can! jpcoovert.com
My wife and I rewatched this bit from @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social on @dropout.tv over and over and I felt compelled to draw Jacob Wysocki as the sweet cherub he is.
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My wife and I rewatched this bit from @makesomenoiseshow.bsky.social on @dropout.tv over and over and I felt compelled to draw Jacob Wysocki as the sweet cherub he is.
some of you have never experienced a crowded, hot, slow, consumer-hell-type situation as not only meaningful, but sacred, on fire with the same force that made the stars and it shows
August 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
some of you have never experienced a crowded, hot, slow, consumer-hell-type situation as not only meaningful, but sacred, on fire with the same force that made the stars and it shows
I had my finger hovering over the “Skip Intro” button as the Demon Slayer theme song started playing but I stopped myself, because life is for living.
June 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I had my finger hovering over the “Skip Intro” button as the Demon Slayer theme song started playing but I stopped myself, because life is for living.
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i dare you to fuckin pluck something vulnerable and small from your heart and draw or film or move about it. AND show it to people. i dare you to make something. i dare you i dare you i triple dog fucking dare you to Cook and not simply Eat
May 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
i dare you to fuckin pluck something vulnerable and small from your heart and draw or film or move about it. AND show it to people. i dare you to make something. i dare you i dare you i triple dog fucking dare you to Cook and not simply Eat
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So once a legal precedent has been established that large multinational companies have the right to take people's property without compensation because their business-models require it, why would they stop at taking stuff from creatives?
May 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
So once a legal precedent has been established that large multinational companies have the right to take people's property without compensation because their business-models require it, why would they stop at taking stuff from creatives?
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Fuck growth. Fuck innovation. Fuck building portfolios. Fuck being an industry leader.
When people lose their job for what was already working brilliantly, what the fuck is the point other than obscene greed and control.
When people lose their job for what was already working brilliantly, what the fuck is the point other than obscene greed and control.
Statement from Vox Media CEO on gutting Polygon and selling it to Valnet:
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
May 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Fuck growth. Fuck innovation. Fuck building portfolios. Fuck being an industry leader.
When people lose their job for what was already working brilliantly, what the fuck is the point other than obscene greed and control.
When people lose their job for what was already working brilliantly, what the fuck is the point other than obscene greed and control.
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Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me
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everyone signing on to be a part of the new HBO Max Harry Potter series is endorsing this and should be treated accordingly
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
everyone signing on to be a part of the new HBO Max Harry Potter series is endorsing this and should be treated accordingly
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and when they've swallowed enough propaganda to fuck up their perspective & support the bad guys with their chests out: yes. they're being total assholes! our job is to reach them. "the other guys had more money so I wrote them off?" what kind of class solidarity is that? 8/10
April 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
and when they've swallowed enough propaganda to fuck up their perspective & support the bad guys with their chests out: yes. they're being total assholes! our job is to reach them. "the other guys had more money so I wrote them off?" what kind of class solidarity is that? 8/10
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
I just finally opened my FANGORIA not knowing this would be in it, was looking over the ToC for which page the Lynch tribute was on, and my eyes immediately locked into Wampler’s name. I started crying immediately and a few minutes after finishing it, still haven’t stopped.
April 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I just finally opened my FANGORIA not knowing this would be in it, was looking over the ToC for which page the Lynch tribute was on, and my eyes immediately locked into Wampler’s name. I started crying immediately and a few minutes after finishing it, still haven’t stopped.